Recent articles on schools adopting Singapore Math highlight improved student confidence: From Singapore to Montecito: Crane’s new math program revolutionizes how children learn Lower School Math Specialist Pete Glynn likes how… the Singapore method teaches confidence by having students dive deep into each math topic until they get a strong understanding of it. Introducing visual [...]
Recent articles on schools and Singapore Math… …in the east: Singapore Math: Ending the Spiral of Non-Mastery A conversation on Schools that Can with Vinny Dotoli of Harlem Academy (the first school in Manhattan to adopt Singapore Math) reminds teachers that they need a strong math background… relevant to their instruction, because they “can’t teach [...]
In the news this month: Learning math Singapore style Newtown Friends Quaker School believes that: The Singapore program is “just a better way to teach,” said Schade. “The depth that you go into with Singapore math provides students the opportunity to solve problems in so many ways.” Midlothian School adopts Singapore Math The first school [...]
Test scores show momentum for charters The Washington Post 8/4/2011 The Bruce Monroe Elementary School in Washington DC struggled to implement Singapore math, but the school remained committed to the program. In a June 6 article in the Washington Post, the school’s instructional coach, Nuhad Jamal, referred to Singapore Math as “a strength of our [...]
D.C.’s Bruce-Monroe school faces challenges as it tries Singapore math method The Washington Post 6/6/2011 If you’ve been wondering what the difficulties are when implementing Singapore math, look no further. This school in D.C. has them all; school closures, lack of enough professional development, mobile student and teacher population, and it’s a dual-language school. Standardized [...]
